Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was full of praise for striker Nicolas Jackson following his brace in their 3-0 victory away to West Ham on Saturday. (More Football News)
The Senegalese바카라s double came inside the opening 18 minutes of the match, making it Chelsea바카라s earliest-ever brace scored in a London derby in the Premier League.
바카라We are 100% happy with Nicolas,바카라 said Maresca, speaking to BBC Sport after full-time.
바카라Since I arrived here, he바카라s been very good on the ball in terms of goals and assists바카라 but he also did a fantastic job off the ball.
바카라We are very happy.바카라
On the victory itself, which lifted Chelsea to second in the Premier League table prior to the remainder of Saturday바카라s matches, Maresca said there was still more to come from his players.
바카라It has been a good game, a good result and the clean sheet was very important. But as I have said many times, we have many things to improve,바카라 he said.
바카라We can attack better, we can defend better, but overall we are [going] in the right direction.
바카라I think we can attack better, we can defend better, but especially we can manage the moments better.
바카라Sometimes, we can do more passes and keep the ball, but it바카라s a process and we are learning.
바카라The points are important, but in this moment, the most important thing and the main focus for me is the way we progress.바카라
Man of the moment Jackson echoed his manager바카라s sentiments after the match, saying he is concentrating on working hard after reaching four league goals for 2024-25.
"[I am] trying to play for the team every game. I scored two and I am happy - we won which is most important,바카라 he said to TNT Sports.
"We controlled the game early. Always the keepers go one side and it was a good finish [for his opening goal].
"[There has been] plenty of talk and I have been injured for two months, I came back fresh and I hope to get more. I am trying to work hard and do more than last year."
Cole Palmer scored Chelsea바카라s third goal just over a minute into the second half, but he was quick to draw attention to Jackson바카라s contribution.
바카라Everybody knows he is a top player, he needs to keep going,바카라 said Palmer.
바카라The Chelsea fans and players rate him highly - we know what he is capable of.
"There will always be noise, we try to block it out and listen to the manager. We have a good manager and it can only help us to get better."
